Academics tasked on research, mentorship

THE Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research Technology and Innovation (RTI), Prof. G.A. Olatunji, has charged senior academic staff in the University to inspire their younger colleagues to excel by providing mentorship on how to conduct research and write grant-winning proposals.

Prof. Olatunji, who made this call while declaring open a workshop on African Humanities Programme (AHP) for Ph.D. thesis competition and Post-Doctoral Fellowships in the Humanities, explained that if this is done, the individual academic would benefit while the University would also have better rating in Africa and in the world.

Pointing out that there are human angles to the Sciences, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor stressed the need for scholars to be multi-disciplinary in order to enhance the quality of their work. He also urged scholars not to restrict themselves to their localities but be global in their outlook.

While disclosing the University’s plan to provide laboratory facilities to scholars in the Humanities, Prof. Olatunji said; “If we do not research, we stagnate, and if we stagnate, the consequences are enormous. The management is suggesting that we mentor the junior ones and we encourage them to take advantage of the senior ones.”

In his presentation at the workshop, the resource person, Prof. Lawrence Owusu Ansah of the Department of English, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, emphasised that for any applicant to be successful, he must adhere strictly to the application guidelines because any deviation from the rules automatically invalidates the application.

Prof. Ansah noted that “the grant is designed to strengthen scholarship in humanities in Sub-Saharan Africa and it is strictly meant to fund researches.

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